Thu 12 December 2024: President-elect, Donald Trump, pledged to solve the myriad crises plaguing the Middle East on Thursday amid Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip, historic developments in Syria and a tenuous ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. “I think the Middle East is going to get—as we speak, things are happening very productively […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: The Israeli army has withdrawn its forces from Khiam in southern Lebanon, according to Israeli media on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Israeli public broadcaster, KAN, said Lebanese army forces and UN peacekeepers replaced Israeli troops in the town under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon. KAN said US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, Michael Kurilla, arrived […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, said the donation was a departure from past practice by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. Zuckerberg had declined to endorse either Donald Trump or Joe Biden […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: Landlocked Chad, a West African country, announced that it is breaking off its military and security ties with its former colonial master, France. Chad’s Foreign Minister, Abderaman Koulamallah, in making the surprise announcement on 28 November, declared that France should consider that “Chad has grown up, matured and is a sovereign state” and […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized the “the importance of close consultation” between Washington and Tel Aviv regarding events in Syria during a call with his Israeli counterpart Wednesday. In his call with Israel Katz, Austin told Katz that the US “is closely monitoring events in Syria, supports a peaceful and […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: South Korean Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su was suspended on Thursday after being named commander of a short-lived martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol last week. Park is among at least six military commanders suspended as investigations expand into their roles in Yoon’s Dec. 3 martial law […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: Turkiye’s President Erdogan announced the breakthrough after talks between the Ethiopian and Somali leaders in Ankara. Somalia and Ethiopia have agreed on a joint declaration to resolve their dispute over the breakaway Somaliland region and land-locked Ethiopia’s push for sea access, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. Speaking in a joint news […]
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Wed 11 December 2024: Afghan acting Refugees and Repatriation Minister Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani was killed, along with six others, in an explosion inside his ministry building in central Kabul on Wednesday, Afghanistan’s local media reported. Haqqani and six other people were killed, and several others injured in the blast, Tolo News reported, citing a Taliban spokesman. […]
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Wed 11 December 2024: One in 160 people were estimated to be homeless in England on a given night this year, new research from Shelter has suggested. The charity said its research into people living in temporary accommodation, sleeping on the streets and living in hostels is “the most comprehensive overview of recorded homelessness in England”. But its […]
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Wed 11 December 2024: Pope Francis unveiled the annual nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday which this year features baby Jesus laying on a Palestinian keffiyeh. The scene, created by Palestinian artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi from Bethlehem, features a statue of baby Jesus crafted from olive wood – a symbol […]
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